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English: File name: 11_03_000038

Box label: American related cartoons, 5548 - 5731

Title: The present state of Great Britain

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Creator/Contributor: Phillips, J. (artist)

Date issued: 1779-10-24

Physical description: 1 print : engraving ; 12 x 17 1/2 in.

Summary: John Bull protected by a Scot (Bute) who is holding off a foppish Frenchman with one hand while helping John Bull to hold up a staff with a liberty cap with the other hand. A Dutchman picks john Bull's pocket while an American Indian steals the liberty cap. This is one of the few pro-Scottish cartoons extant.

Genre: Political cartoons; Engravings

Subjects: Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792; John Bull (Symbolic character); Indians of North America; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Politics & government; International relations; Liberty; Pickpockets

Notes: References: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, no. 5579 (BM 5579)

Statement of responsibility: J. Phillips Fecit.

Collection: Americana Collection

Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department

Rights: No known restrictions
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